The veteran actor, who turned 80 on Tuesday, made the cutting comments during a rare public appearance at New York’s 92Y venue on Thursday, when he opened up about his career and life outside of show-business.

He revealed he is not a fan of action-packed films full of “bombing and swearing,” and he has no interest in 3D films – and he feels particularly strongly about remakes, too, after Burton adapted his iconic 1971 film with Johnny Depp as the fictional chocolate king – the role that he played over 40 years ago.

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Discussing the updated Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he said, “I think it’s an insult. It’s probably Warner Bros.’ insult… Johnny Depp, I think, is a good actor, but I don’t care for that director (Burton). He’s a talented man, but I don’t care for him doing stuff like he did.”

Wilder has not appeared onscreen since 2003, but he is not ruling out a future acting comeback, as long as the project is really good, reports Moviefone.com.

He told the audience, “If something comes along and it’s really good and I think I’d be good for it, I’d be happy to do it.”